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Originally Posted by Gina04
I started taking Lyrica the end of January. Within about twenty minutes after my first dose I was having slight difficulty breathing, tightness in my chest, and, later, coughing. I continued taking it another couple days hoping the side effects would go away but they were getting worse so I discontinued it. Now, more than four months later, I am still having difficulty breathing and coughing. I am working with a pulmonolgist to find out what's going on.
If it were just an allergic reaction, the problem should have gone away soon after I discontinued the medication. Has anyone else experienced lung/breathing problems from Lyrica that continued well after you quit taking the medication?
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I have been on lyrica for a couple of years and when I went off of it last year I started to loose alot of weight (40lbs) and then I started with a cought for 4 months then it slowed down and now I am having chest pain and lung problems I have had all the lung tests and now going for a lung scan and ct scan. I will bring up the use of lyrica when I see my specialist. He says I have a lung disease but not should if it is COPD OR RSD RELATED.
Thanks for bring lyrica to my attention. I never thought it would have anything to do with it.